TRUE LOVE WAITS
This weekend our youth will participate in a
True Love Waits weekend.
The theme for the weekend is
“Courting, Dating, and Hanging Out.”
Early worship will be a True Love Waits Commitment Service featuring Aaron Hinton from Caswell. All are invited to join us.

Mark your calendar for February 10th for our annual Valentine’s Banquet.
Menu: Chicken, Tossed salad with assorted dressings, Rice, Steamed Vegetables, Chocolate Cake, Coffee/Tea.
Sign up in Sunday School or call the Church office.

FOR YOUR VALENTINE
Want to do something for that special someone on Valentine’s Day? Let us help. The Baptist Blend Quartet will deliver a “Singing Valentine” for you. The cost is a donation to the Baptist Blend Quartet fund. We will be limited to the Smithfield area. If you are interested please call the church office to sign up.

YOUTH NEWS
FBC Youth will NOT meet Sunday, February 3rd due to the conclusion of True Love Waits weekend.

SUNDAY LUNCH YOUTH GROUP MEETINGON LOCATION
Sunday, Feb. 10 after worship (locations subject to change)
7-8th Grade – Sydney Ball’s house
9th -10th Grade – Brandon Allen’s house
11th -12th Grade – Jonathan Daniel’s house
Meet in the Fellowship Hall. Just bring yourself and a Bible. We will bus youth to the host home where lunch will be served and look at the book of James will be continued. (back at the church by 2:30 p.m.)

TRUE LOVE WAITS
The True Love Waits is this weekend February 1-3. The theme for the weekend is titled “Courting, Dating, and Hanging Out.” Please meet at the church at 8 p.m. for a “date movie,” or immediately following the basketball game. Bring: Bible, sleeping bag, pillow, change of clothes for the weekend, comfortable clothes for Saturday (we will be doing some traveling on Saturday afternoon, please dress appropriate for the weather), casual clothes for Sunday Commitment Service, drinks, snacks and breakfast food for the host homes. Note: Please inform Paul or Tommy if you need to leave this event during the weekend and arrange all transportation. The weekend will conclude with the Commitment Service Sunday morning at the 8:45 a.m. service. (Sunday School is optional for True Love Waits participants.)

BACK PACK MINISTRY UPDATE
Below is a schedule for packing backpacks for the Backpack Ministry:
• Week 1 – Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Youth
• Week 2 – Thursday, 10:00 a.m., Lois M. Overby Mission Group
• Week 3 – Wednesday, 6:00 p.m., Mission Seekers
• Week 4 – Thursday, 11:00 a.m., Bible Study Day Group
• Week 5 – Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Youth

Also, others are still needed for different tasks such as:
• Back Pack delivery from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday Mornings
• Back Pack pick up at South Smithfield Elementary (between 8:30 -9:30 a.m. on Wed. Mornings)
If you are interested in helping with our Back Pack Ministry, please contact Tommy at the church.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Gale Stanfield (Duke), Hilda Watts (Home), Eunice Weeks (Britthaven), Jim Talton (JMH), James Odom (JMH), Mabel Schreibeis (JMH), Richard Watts (JMH)

CHURCH HISTORY BOOKS
We still have Church History Books. If you would like one, please come by the church office.

AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE YOUTH MISSION TRIPS!!!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd
We’re looking forward to a great event for the church and our youth! We need items such as: Antiques, Professional Services, Cakes and Pies, Vacation Home Weekends, Gift Certificates, Homemade Quilts/Afghans, Sports Tickets, New Electronics, etc. Questions? See Art Andrews, Margie Crumley, or Tommy Cook. The following are items donated as of January 29:
• 8 pans of homemade cinnamon rolls by Caroline Hester
• 4 golf passes to River Ridge Golf Club
• 1,000 sq. ft. of Centipede, Fescue, or Bermuda grass, including installation by Johnson's Lawn Service
• Homemade yam bread by Pam Williams
• Spring weekend at Armstrong's beach cottage at Ocean Isle, NC
• Fall weekend at Armstrong's beach cottage at Ocean Isle, NC
• Full automobile tint job on car, truck or SUV by Pro Tint
• 2 Basic Lawn Care services by Dirk Langdon, The Lawn Wrangler, including mowing, edging, weedeating, & blowing
• Handmade jewelry by Boo Reynolds
• Jewelry-making class for 4 people by Boo Reynolds
• Couple's weekend getaway at the Mast/Daughtry beach condo at Atlantic Beach
• 2006 White House Christmas ornament
• Handmade teepee for child age 3-10 by Mardelle Smith
• Cake plate & cake candle
• T-shirt quilt made from your t-shirts by Mardelle Smith
• (2) spiral-sliced hams from Steven's Sausage
• "Psalms" quilt - handmade throw/lap quilt with Bible verses from Psalms by Mardelle Smith
• Handmade, queen-sized quilt “Churn Dash” by Grace Wall
• 16 X 20 oil painting or drawing by Doug Strickland
• (2) homemade pound cakes by Billie Cretini
• Homemade butterscotch brownies by Helen Robinson
• Echo SRM-210 straight shaft trimmer donated by Jondis
• 200 homemade cheese straws by Faye Hardee
• Basket of Mary Kay products
• 4 tickets and parking pass to NCSU vs Florida State basketball game on February 27th
• Bill Perry's famous homemade peanut brittle
• Antique etched crystal bowl
• Handmade Vera Bradley Bible cover by Paige Barnes
• 2 Broyhill leather recliners
• Curio cabinet
• Full-sized, reversible comforter
• Certificate for homemade chocolate chess pie by Kim Ashley
• Certificate for homemade Tarheel pie by Kim Ashley
• Variety basket of Yankee candles from Jennifer's Hallmark
• Basket of Webkinz from Jennifer's Hallmark
• Homemade chocolate pound cake by Grace Rollins
• Ceramic chicken with biddies and eggs
• Certificate for homemade sour cream pound cake by Wanda Crumley
• Revolve Tour gift bag with 2007 New Testament
• (2) fleece UNC Carolina toboggans by Vitus Carroll
• (2) fleece UNC Carolina headbands by Vitus Carroll
• Adult's fleece UNC Carolina scarf by Vitus Carroll
• Child's fleece UNC Carolina scarf by Vitus Carroll
• Digital binocular camera
• 30-minute Massage-A-Month for one year by Renee Wooters and Wanda Howell
• 21 X 27 framed print "Back to Pinehurst" for 2005 US Open in Pinehurst, NC
• Man's Perpetual Calendar watch
• Crocheted green throw by Irene Barnes
• Crocheted yellow baby afghan by Shirley Sullivan
• (6) crocheted clothes hangers by Linda Jones
• (2) crocheted hanging hand towels, crocheted dish cloth, and matching pot holder by Linda Jones
• Crocheted yellow baby afghan by Ann Clouse

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS SIGN-UPS
Sign up to participate as an actor or behind the scenes support for Journey to the Cross March 16 and 17. Sign ups sheets are on the bulletin board behind the Sanctuary. Many different talents are needed including donations for refreshments. Sign up by February 17.

FLOWERS
If you would like to put flowers in the church during the month of February, please call Lisa McMillen at 934-6064 or the church office at 934-9771.

PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT
On Valentine’s Day, February 14, wouldn’t it be nice to take your special “Valentine” out for a quiet dinner without the kids? Well, here’s your chance! Let us watch the kids. On February 14th from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. you can drop off your children in the K-1 Sunday School Room for pizza, crafts and games. The cost is $20 for the first child and $10 for each additional child. All proceeds will go to Relay for Life. Sign up in Sunday School or call Debbie Jones at 934-7861 or Susan Culbreth at 965-9141 for more information.

ANNUAL FOOD AND SUPPLY DRIVE FOR BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES
Please plan to participate in the Annual Food and Supplies Drive for the Baptist Children’s Homes of NC on April 28 and 29. This year Johnston Baptist Association will donate paper products, cleaning supplies, and laundry detergent. Please begin gathering these items or if you or your class would like to begin saving to donate money, the Tharringtons will be happy to purchase these supplies for you.

RAFFLE TICKETS
Relay for Life will be selling Raffle Tickets. We have been blessed to have Jackie Jones, along with some other church members, make a quilt out of Relay T-Shirts. The tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00. If you would like tickets, call Mary Ball at 934-6382 or Carolyn Jones at 934-7742 or 631-5617.

ADULT DISCIPLESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPRING
Please look at the learning opportunities coming up on Wednesday night for the spring block beginning February 6.The 10 Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount: How They Work Together (4 Weeks)
The group will explore how these significant bodies of scripture work together to give us unique insight into living lives that love God and loves others.
No Cost, Time/Location: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Conference Room, Class Size: 12-15, Facilitators: Bill and Faye Downs

The Man God Uses (8 Weeks)
This men’s study by Henry Blackaby will be built around a study of scripture to challenge participants to wrestle with what it means to be a godly man.
No Cost, Time/Location: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m./Rm 221
Class Size: 12-15, Facilitator: Blair Maust

An Ordinary Day with Jesus (4 Weeks)We will explore experiencing the reality of God in your everyday life. We will specifically study Solitude, Spiritual Pathways, Work, and Pace of Life. No Cost, Time/Location: Fellowship Hall, Class Size: all are welcome, Facilitator: Bryan Harris

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided